Solving Percents Word Problems

If 30% of a number is 60, what is the number?

• 180

• 200

• 150

• 100

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members

• 4 council members

• 20% of the members

• 100

A school has 800 students, and 40% of them are boys. How many girls are there in the school?

• 320

• 480

• 400

• 500

There are 36 carpenters in a crew. On a certain day, 29 were present. What percent showed up for work? (round to the nearest tenth)

• about 80.6%

• about 124.1%

• 36%

• 29%

A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade of 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (round to the nearest whole number)

• about 98 problems

• about 86 problems

• about 88 problems

• about 84 problems

Manuel found a wrecked car that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car?

• $7,200

• $11,076.92

• $8,250

• $4,680

At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

• $12

• $16

• $18.75

• $23.12

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members 

• 4 council members 

• 20% of the members 

• 100

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

• .7

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass?
*HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start! 

• 25%

• 75%

• 75 students

• 24 students